a salad you’ll crave — this winter italian chopped chickpea salad

Not all salads are created equal. Most are designated to be a side dish or appetizer – but it takes a special salad to be a MEAL. Enter this hearty, Italian chopped chickpea salad.

I love that this salad can be customized to your tastes – or even just on what you have on hand in the fridge and pantry. I call this a ‘winter’ salad as it features endive and raddichio – which are more bitter, cold-weather lettuces. While ‘bitter’ may not sound appetizing — it is a really important flavor element that’s missing from a lot of people’s diets. Most people only get bitter flavor from chocolate and/or coffee — so if you’re looking to reduce or eliminate cravings from either of those foods – adding more bitter greens may be your solution.

You can options for how to customize this salad – but I LOVE adding marinated tomatoes. You can get them at a lot of olive bars, or look for for them jarred near the olives and roasted peppers. These tomatoes have become a staple for me – especially in the winter – as they are sweet and perefctly seasoned with garlic and mediterranean flavors. If you can’t find them – used chopped roasted bell peppers instead.

Add all salad ingredients – except chickpeas – to a bowl. Meanwhile, add chickpeas to food processor and pulse unil they have a ‘rough chopped’ consistency. Be careful not to over process or you’ll have hummus. Add chickpeas to salad bowl.

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Amanda Skrip is a natural foods chef, educator, health coach, and wellness expert. She works with clients to create small shifts that have a lasting effect on health, weight, and energy. Amanda lives in Chicago, but works with clients across the country.